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Abuse runs rampant on new generic top level domains

Generic top-level domains (gTLDs) that have sprung up in recent years have become a magnet for cybercriminals. Spamhaus, an organization that monitors spam, botnet and malware activity on the Internet, has published a list of the world’s top 10 “worst TLDs” on Saturday. The list is not based on the overall number of abusive domains hosted under a TLD, but on the TLD’s ratio of abusive domain names compared to legitimate ones.”]

Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/3041346/maintainers-of-new-generic-top-level-domains-have-a-hard-time-keeping-abuse-in-check.html

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